Polyglot Dictionary

afligir

/afliˈʒiɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
aflijo
preterite (eu)
afligi
past participle
afligido

Meaning

  1. to afflict

    • A notícia o afligiu.

      The news distressed him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

atribular

afligir and atribular are close synonyms for "to afflict," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

afligir

afligir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to afflict."

Practice

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